How Much Does It Cost to Translate a Website to Igbo?
Real numbers, not “contact us”: what translating into Igbo actually costs with wholesale API pricing — plus a calculator for your exact site.
What does Igbo translation cost per word?
Machine translation to Igbo costs about $0.120 per 1,000 words via Google (at ~6 characters/word) or $— via DeepL (not available for this language). Human translation averages ~$120 per 1,000 words. Transxlate adds no markup on top of provider rates — you connect your own key.
Example budgets for Igbo
| Site size | Words | DeepL | Human (~$0.12/word) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small business site | 10,000 | $1.20 | — | ~$1,200 |
| Content site / large store | 50,000 | $6.00 | — | ~$6,000 |
| Publisher / catalog | 200,000 | $24.00 | — | ~$24,000 |
Assumptions: ~6 characters per word including spaces; Google ~$20/1M chars, DeepL ~$25/1M chars (public list prices). Both providers include 500K free characters per month, which often makes small sites effectively free.
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Why is the one-time number so low?
Because translation APIs are a commodity priced per character, and a website is translated once then cached. The expensive part of the market is the reselling layer — which a bring-your-own-key plugin removes entirely.
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to translate a website to Igbo?
With your own API key: about $1.20 for 10,000 words, $6.00 for 50,000 words, or $24.00 for 200,000 words via Google Cloud Translation — paid once, because translations are cached in your database. Google's free tier (500K characters/month) covers roughly the first 80,000 words at no cost.
What would human translation to Igbo cost in comparison?
Professional rates average around $0.12 per word, so a 50,000-word site runs roughly $6,000 — versus about $6.00 by machine. The hybrid approach (machine everything, human-polish key pages) captures most quality at a fraction of the price.
Why do word-quota plugins cost more for the same translation?
Quota plans resell machine translation: a typical entry tier bundles ~50,000 words/year for around $110. The same volume at wholesale API rates costs about $6.00 — the difference funds the reseller margin, not better translation.
Do I pay again when content changes?
Only for the changed sentences. Transxlate stores every translated segment; editing one paragraph re-translates one paragraph, not the site.
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